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Thursday, 8 July 2010

Friday 9th July - "Boycott Israeli Goods - national day of action!"

If you can't quite make it to the WFPSC/WFSTW meeting about Gaza tonight, nothing can stop you taking part in the Global BDS Day of Action tomorrow, because you don't have to set foot outside your front door to join in!!!

BOYCOTT ISRAELI GOODS – “BIG national day of action”Friday 9th July, all day long

Spend a happy Friday jamming telephone/fax/email lines around the country, writing hard-hitting letters to clog up in-trays, and dressing to impress.Extremely effective way to campaign, something the whole family can get involved doing – young and old - and so easy to do from the peace and quiet of your office/home computer, your mobile/landline, your desk or a handy coffee shop: whatever takes your fancy!This year we’re targeting Morrisons and Sainsburys:

Demand answers to the following queries:· “Why is your supermarket sourcing produce from a country that repeatedly violates international law?”· “Why is your supermarket sourcing produce from companies that operate on land where Palestinians cannot live or work? (the Jordan Valley)”· “Why are you sourcing produce from companies that operate in illegal settlements and which benefit from an Apartheid system inside Israel?”· “Why are you sourcing produce from companies which are all benefiting from the illegal theft of Palestinian water and the theft of Palestinian land?”

IN WRITING

You could go online, or snail mail – whatever you prefer! Contact the national headquarters addressing your comments to Customer Services, or pick your local store addressing your comments to the store manager:

Challenge the supermarkets about the following:· "supermarkets are known to be trading with Israeli companies, because the labeling on products tells us so."· "you must end business with Israeli companies that are profiting from Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, and Israel’s apartheid policies."· "Israeli export companies known to be supplying British supermarkets like yours include: Carmel Agrexco, Arava and Mehadrin Tnuport Export (MTEX)."· "All these Israeli companies are profiting from Israel’s violations of international law, making its UK trading partners such as your supermarket complicit."

FINALLY...

Wear your “Boycott Israeli Goods” badges with pride! Keep on wearing them! Israel has been in the news so much recently (for murdering civilians on the Gaza Flotilla, etc. etc.) that the general public are noticing badges, and now is the time to tell people about the boycott, in whatever way we can. Wear badges; give out badges on the street; call on all your supporters to wear badges!

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About WFPSC

WFPSC was founded at a General Meeting held in Harmony Hall, Walthamstow, on Wednesday 18 February 2009, with Neil Gerrard (then MP for Walthamstow) as its first patron.
Encompassing the whole London borough of Waltham Forest, including Chingford, Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone, the group has a strong membership of PSC subscribers who live locally.
We aim to tackle local community issues in Waltham Forest related to Palestinian rights, make an impact through local municipal processes and PSC's national work on the UK's political agenda in relation to Palestine, and forster links between Waltham Forest communities and Palestinian communities in and around Palestine.

As a branch of PSC, Waltham Forest PSC is established to campaign as follows:

* for the right of self-determination for the Palestinian people;

* for the right of return of the Palestinian people;

* for the immediate withdrawalof the Israeli state from the occupied territories;

* against the oppression and dispossession suffered by the Palestinian people;

* in support of the rights of the Palestinian people and their struggle to achieve these rights;

* to promote Palestinian civil society in the interests of democratic rights and social justice;

* to oppose Israel's occupation and its aggression against neighbouring states;

* in opposition to racism, including anti-jewish prejudice and the apartheid nature of the Israeli state.

WFPSC ladies with F-Team on VPC3, Dec 2009

Join up!

Everyone in Waltham Forest is welcome to get involved in our activities and campaigns at any level - you don't have to be a paid-up member to be an activist. Joining in is what counts.

However, for more formal work, we ask that you join national PSC and by default you have full Waltham Forest branch membership rights. You will need membership to vote, become elected or co-opted to the officers group, steer meetings or develop policy. So join PSC today!

Waltham Forest Trades Council supporting local residents as they lobby MPs about Gaza, alongside Palestinians Osama Qashoo and Sameh Habeeb on Weds 11th March 2009